The commercial was part of a Groupon campaign called “Save the Money.” Greenpeace is happily participating in the campaign. The truth is that the “Save the Money” campaign and the commercial are really helping us save the whales.

Here’s how it works: Groupon is collecting donations from individuals to help Greenpeace save the whales. People can purchase a $15 Groupon to save the whales and when they do, Groupon matches that by giving the person $15 in Groupon credit. It’s a great campaign and it’s really going to help us in our work.

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(Unregistered) Ben
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Here's how it works: People purchase a $15 Groupon to save the whales and when they do, Groupon matches that by giving the person $15 in Groupon bucks...

Here's how it works: People purchase a $15 Groupon to save the whales and when they do, Groupon matches that by giving the person $15 in Groupon bucks that they can use toward any other Groupon -- like yoga lessons.

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(Unregistered) MelanieO
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I don't think the tongue-in-cheek thing came across in the commercials. It seemed more like "forget the charities, save money for yourself instea...

I don't think the tongue-in-cheek thing came across in the commercials. It seemed more like "forget the charities, save money for yourself instead". If the commercials were for a good cause I totally missed it. I don't remember anything about Greenpeace in the ad, just that you shouldn't worry about saving whales when you can find a whale-watching cruise at a good price.

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(Unregistered) btownellie
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Groupon has helped to keep lots of people employed during these hard times. Use some Groupons and see how much the places that take them appreciate your purchasing them.
For instance, restaurant owners don't always make much but they get to keep their help working and tipped.

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(Unregistered) MRKSWN
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IS EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD MISSING A BRAIN CELL HERE ?? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WEAR CHEESE ON THERE HEADS AND LIKE OFFICE GUYS SNIFFING PANTS ...

IS EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD MISSING A BRAIN CELL HERE ?? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WEAR CHEESE ON THERE HEADS AND LIKE OFFICE GUYS SNIFFING PANTS BETTER THAN SAVING THE PLANET DONT YOU ALL GET THE IRONY OF THIS AD THEY ARE SAVING THE PLANET RAISING AWARENESS WITH A TWIST ISNT THAT WHAT ADVERTISING IS SUPPOSED TO DO MAKE YOU THINK /MAKE YOU LAUGH MAKE YOU ACT ALL THE OTHER ADS WERE TRYING TO GET YOU TO PURCHASE ...DUH

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